PhD Opportunities in Petroleum Engineering in United States

Professor Mehdi Zeidouni is inviting applications for two PhD positions in his research group at Louisiana State University, beginning in Fall 2027. The research centers on modeling fluid flow and heat transfer in porous media. These topics are relevant to advanced studies of transport processes in porous structures and may suit students interested in computational and theoretical approaches to petroleum, chemical, mechanical, civil, or physical engineering problems. The positions are suitable f...

North Carolina State University’s Center for Geospatial Analytics is recruiting doctoral students for three fully funded GeoAI fellowships beginning in Fall 2027. The opportunities are part of the PhD in Geospatial Analytics program and bring together geospatial science, artificial intelligence, environmental modeling, and decision support. The first fellowship focuses on autonomous AI for GIS and natural-hazard simulation . The student will develop an agentic GeoAI system able to plan and execu...

Arizona State University is offering two fully funded PhD research assistantships in the Integrated Algae Biorefinery Lab within the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment. The research focuses on integrated algae biorefinery technologies for converting biomass into useful products while addressing environmental and resource-recovery challenges. PhD researchers will investigate biomass valorization, critical mineral recovery, and wastewater treatment through a combination of...

The Johnson Lab in the Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology at the University of Kansas is offering a fully funded PhD position beginning in Fall 2027 in photosynthesis and global ecology. The project will link plant physiology experiments with satellite remote sensing and Earth system modeling to improve understanding of photosynthesis and the global carbon cycle. The doctoral researcher will work across experimental plant science, ecological analysis, remote sensing, and Earth system s...

This research opportunity at the DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory focuses on single-atom catalysts designed for methane-to-liquids conversion and related methane upgrading reactions. The selected researcher will work on catalyst preparation, characterization, and testing, with an emphasis on achieving high metal loading and durability. The project involves preparing SAC materials by high-temperature fusing and evaluating them using a range of analytical and structural techniques, including SEM/TE...

Funded Master's and PhD research opportunity in flood risk and engineering at the University of Texas at Austin. The project focuses on compound flooding, including interactions among debris, structures and waves, and the assessment of flood risk. Students will use numerical modelling, machine learning and remote sensing to investigate complex flood hazards and their consequences. The research is based in the COMPOUND Flood Lab within the Maseeh Department of Civil, Architectural and Environment...

The University of Notre Dame’s Keough School of Global Affairs is accepting applications for its interdisciplinary PhD in Sustainable Development program. The program prepares researchers and practitioners to investigate complex global challenges through research on global development, public policy, governance, economic growth, poverty reduction, and social transformation. Its scope is international and welcomes applicants connected to the United States, Latin America, and Africa, with the oppo...

Baylor University’s Department of Biology is recruiting 2–3 funded PhD students for a Fall 2027 start. The research focuses on microbiomes and the ways microbial communities influence health, organisms, and environments. The group uses long-read metagenomics, microbial genomics, and bioinformatics to study diverse biological systems. Projects may address the relationship between microbiomes and childhood undernutrition, fish mucosal microbial ecology, and microbial communities in the built envir...

Georgia Southern University is recruiting a doctoral student for an interdisciplinary, EPA-funded research project on sustainable wastewater treatment and nutrient recovery. The project focuses on recovering nitrogen and phosphorus from wastewater using 3D-printed alginate hydrogels integrated with natural deep eutectic solvents (NADES) and a synthetic microalgal-bacterial consortium. The PhD researcher will contribute to hydrogel optimization through laboratory experiments, pilot-scale evaluati...